Super cute poem/song!

Tunnel books are fun and unique! We made ours using a post card for a prompt and wrote a haiku to go with it. I’ve made these with grade 4 and up, but younger students could enjoy this activity in “centers”, with the help of parent volunteers, or by having the various parts prepped for …

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"Late At Night" song, featuring polar animals. My preschool class LOVES it! Great for Winter time.

Over the weekend I found a great Arctic unit put out by SeaWorld and also got a few more ideas of my own. We made Polar Caps. The Arctic Circle was glued onto a plate and made into a cap by attach…

Last week, I made a few printables to go with our rain/rainbow theme. This week, I went ahead and made some more, as we are continuing the theme (adding in some letter u activities from Erica & Carisa). I’m not sure we’ll use all of these, but I was in the mood to make some extras! ... Read More about More FREE Rain Printables!!

This freebie includes a set of 7 riddles-poems which I wrote when I was teaching my MEGA FARM ANIMAL THEME PACK. These poems are my original work and I used them with very younger Kindergarten students as a part of an oral comprehension-listening activity. They are fairly simple but the rhyming wo...

Howdy! I am Mr. Greg from The Kindergarten Smorgasboard. My real name is Greg Smedley-Warren. I have been teaching for 11 years. I spent a year teaching fifth grade, two years in second grade and am now in my 9th year in Kindergarten. Kindergarten is my passion and my calling but honestly, that wasn’t how it started. When I was moved to Kindergarten (not voluntarily!) I called my mommy and cried. But on the first day, I fell in love and knew that Kindergarten is where I belonged. I have…

Book Ideas: Curious George Goes to a Chocolate Factory by Margret Rey "George's curiosity causes a problem at the chocolate factory, but his quick thinking and speedy action on the assembly line help save the candies." Lilly’s Chocolate Heart by Kevin Henkes "Decked in fuzzy green slippers and pink housecoat, a crown-wearing Lilly has one Valentine's Day chocolate heart and wants to keep it safe. Unfortunately, several locales aren't quite right: under the bed is dusty, inside the dresser is…

This week was our bear/hibernation theme. Lots of fun! If you have not read this book, you must! It is HILARIOUS! (Especially the ending... loved it! haha) Here are some of the nonfiction books we read this week to help us fill in our bear chart. We looked at these four types of bears: brown, black, polar, and panda. Here is the chart we created: When we talked about what bears ate, we did this fun little taste test/graphing activity that came from Rachelle over at What the Teacher Wants…

{Classroom Edition} 1. Chart Paper & Sharpies Although I love my LCD projector-nothing beats good ole fashioned charts in t...

Click picture to download I used this poem (not written by me) and this book to teach my kids about oviparous animals. Here is ...

Classic children's poetry by William Makepeace Thackeray including printables and craft suggestions.

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